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<div class="field field-name-field-import-category field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Vendor Neutral</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-import-volume field-type-node-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Magazine Volume:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Fortnightly Magazine - September 2011</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-import-image field-type-image field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1109-VENpic1.jpg" width="627" height="365" alt="Walgreens plans to install eVgo electric vehicle charging stations at about 800 locations across the United States by the end of 2011." title="Walgreens plans to install eVgo electric vehicle charging stations at about 800 locations across the United States by the end of 2011." /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1109-VENpic2.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="ECOtality is working with IKEA to place electric vehicle charging stations at about 10 stores in the western United States, as part of a pilot program." title="ECOtality is working with IKEA to place electric vehicle charging stations at about 10 stores in the western United States, as part of a pilot program." /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1109-VENpic3.jpg" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Bloom Energy is supplying natural gas-fueled fuel cell systems for 11 AT&amp;T sites in California." title="Bloom Energy is supplying natural gas-fueled fuel cell systems for 11 AT&amp;T sites in California." /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1109-VENpic4.jpg" width="972" height="748" alt="Survalent Technology supplied a SCADA system for Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy demonstration project." title="Survalent Technology supplied a SCADA system for Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy demonstration project." /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.fortnightly.com/sites/default/files/1109-VENpic5.jpg" width="1016" height="682" alt="Jacobsen Elektro of Norway ordered three Siemens SGT-800 gas turbines for a power project in Tanzania." title="Jacobsen Elektro of Norway ordered three Siemens SGT-800 gas turbines for a power project in Tanzania." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h4>EVs &amp; Storage</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Walgreens</span> plans to install eVgo electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at approximately 800 locations across the country by the end of the year, making it the nation’s largest retail host. The charging stations will feature either a high-speed direct current (DC) charger that can add 30 miles of range in as little as 10 minutes of charging time, or a level 2 charger that can add up to 25 miles of range per hour of charge. Major markets expected to host these sites include Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Select locations in Florida, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington will also receive EV charging stations. Walgreens already has installations under way for EV charging stations at more than 60 stores across Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Chicago.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Dow Chemical</span> and <span class="boldred">Ube Industries</span> formed a joint venture, <span class="boldred">Advanced Electrolyte Technologies</span>, to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries in energy storage applications. The 50-50 joint venture is expected to be finalized later this year, pending regulatory approval. Advanced Electrolyte Technologies’s first manufacturing facility is expected to be built at Dow’s Midland, Mich., operations site for startup in 2012.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Valence Technology</span> announced its lithium phosphate batteries earned favorable first phase reviews during a large electric vehicle assessment program being conducted by Ford-Werke GmbH in Cologne, Germany. As part of the ColognE-mobile study, Smith Electric Vehicles in the UK manufactured and delivered 10 Smith Edison electric vehicles to Ford in February 2010. The study has been underway for 15 months and Ford recently announced that the vehicles are meeting reliability, practicality, and ease-of-use goals. The all-electric Smith Edison uses the Ford Transit chassis, has a 1,000-kilogram (2,200 lbs) payload and utilizes Valence’s patented lithium phosphate batteries. The Edison vehicles have a range of up to 165 kilometers (102 miles) with a top speed of 80 km/hour (50mph), powered by a 90 kW (122 hp) three-phase AC induction motor.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">General Motors</span> signed a definitive agreement with <span class="boldred">ABB Group</span> to identify joint research and development projects that would reuse Chevrolet Volt battery systems, which will have up to 70 percent of life remaining after their automotive use is exhausted. Recent research conducted by GM predicts that secondary use of 33 Volt batteries will have enough storage capacity to power up to 50 homes for about four hours during a power outage. GM and ABB demonstrated an energy storage system that combines a proven electric vehicle battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter. The two companies are building a prototype that could lead to Volt battery packs storing energy, including renewable wind and solar energy, and feeding it back to the grid. The system could store electricity from the grid during times of low usage to be used during periods of peak demand, or during outages and brownouts.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">GE Energy Industrial Solutions</span> and <span class="boldred">Lowes</span> partnered to offer consumers the fast-charging, easy-to-use, energy-efficient GE WattStation wall mount EV charging station. Lowe’s will introduce the GE WattStation at five stores in California in August then increase availability to 60 total stores in September. The GE WattStation, a Level 2 charger, fully charges an electric car in just four to eight hours compared with standard overnight charging that can take as much as 12 to 14 hours. The wall-mount unit can be installed in an EV user’s garage or outdoors, operates on a 208-240 volt AC circuit and is designed to work within the EV ecosystem.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">ECOtality</span> collaborated with <span class="boldred">American Electric Power</span> to unveil Ohio’s first Blink EV charging stations. The Blink Pedestal chargers were installed at the Walmart and Sam’s Club in Columbus and are part of AEP Ohio’s gridSMART initiative to promote energy efficiency. The Blink Pedestal chargers installed are level 2 (240 volt AC) chargers that feature interactive color touch screens and real-time communication capabilities that can integrate with various smart grid and energy management programs. EV drivers will be able to locate charging stations through the Blink mobile application, and can charge at any Blink station through a variety of options including interoperable RFID cards or fobs, smartphone applications and mobile phone and credit-card based payment options.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">ECOtality</span> also partnered with IKEA to place EV charging stations at select IKEA stores in the western United States. IKEA locations being considered for hosting the charging stations include 10 stores in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. These sites will be evaluated for feasibility and installation needs. Operational charging stations could be available as early as fall 2011. IKEA will be responsible for preparing sites for installation, keeping them orderly and reporting charging information to ECOtality, which will oversee installation and manage ongoing charger operations. The select stores meeting key criteria will have a minimum of two stations and the pilot program between ECOtality and IKEA will last through December 2012.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">AeroVironmentit</span> received certification and listing from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for six EV charging systems. The fast charge stations, which AeroVironmentit says can provide a full EV recharge in less than 30 minutes, passed hundreds of trials as part of UL’s stringent testing program. AeroVironment’s UL-listed product offering includes smart grid-enabled home charging stations; commercial AC charging stations; high-power DC fast charging stations; and a standard 120 volt AC charging cord that can be used with every EV and plug-in hybrid.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">SOLON</span> partnered with <span class="boldred">Tucson Electric Power (TEP)</span> and the <span class="boldred">Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy</span> (AzRISE) at the University of Arizona to design and build an energy storage management research and testing site. The purpose of the site is to research the reliability and applicability of integrating different energy storage technologies with photovoltaics onto the grid, and ultimately to provide utilities greater control of their renewable portfolios. The site will be attached to a 1.6 MW solar plant recently built by SOLON, owned by TEP, and located at the University of Arizona’s science and technology park. The project is an open design allowing for many different technologies to be added or replaced as advancements continue in the coming years. SOLON will design and install the control system and oversee the project.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Bloom Energy</span> will install natural gas-fueled Bloom Energy Servers, or Bloom Boxes, at 11 <span class="boldred">AT&amp;T</span> sites in California. AT&amp;T is the first telecommunications service provider to utilize Bloom Energy Servers to help power operations. Using oxide fuel cell technology, the Bloom Boxes will provide 7.5 MW of capacity, and more than 62 million kWh of energy annually. The Bloom Energy Server installations will begin later this year, and will be fully operational by mid-2012.</p>
<h4>Metering</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Siemens Energy</span> and <span class="boldred">eMeter</span> teamed up to supply <span class="boldred">Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) </span>with eMeter EnergyIP meter data management system (MDMS). SMECO is one of the 10 largest customer-owned electric cooperatives in the nation. Siemens will integrate the MDMS with SMECO’s key operational and customer service systems. SMECO’s project encompasses an MDMS, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology, and a Web portal solution. SMECO has chosen to work with Sensus to provide the AMI network; Siemens will work hand-in-hand with Sensus to link the AMI system with eMeter EnergyIP.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">IBM</span> was selected by <span class="boldred">UIL Holdings</span> to help secure its smart meters and AMI from vulnerabilities and security attacks. UIL subsidiary United Illuminating (UI) is upgrading its electric energy grid with smart meters to enhance consumer experience and operational efficiencies. IBM helped UI establish a secure platform that would provide the cyber security controls needed during the advanced meter deployment. Today, IBM technology is being used to secure UI’s 50,000 advanced meters, with the goal to support a total of 80,000 by the end of 2011 and more in the future.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Glasgow Electric Plant Board</span> selected <span class="boldred">Elster’s</span> EnergyAxis smart grid solution to deliver advanced time-of-use (TOU) billing capabilities to its customers. Glasgow EPB expects improved operational efficiencies and anticipates allowing its customers to better manage energy usage and reduce energy costs. Glasgow EPB, which is one of the 155 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power distributors, expects to install more than 7,500 Elster smart meters before July 2015.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Sensus</span> incorporated encryption and key management technologies from <span class="boldred">IBM</span> into its FlexNet AMI system to advance data security. Sensus will integrate IBM’s asymmetric encryption and enhanced key management technologies into its FlexNet communications system for electric, gas and water utility smart endpoints, including meters and distribution automation devices.</p>
<h4>M&amp;A</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">ABB</span> completed the acquisition of <span class="boldred">Mincom</span>. The deal expands ABB’s enterprise asset management (EAM) software and services. ABB is acquiring the Brisbane, Australia-based company from Francisco Partners, a private equity group that invests in technology businesses, for an undisclosed sum.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS)</span> and <span class="boldred">Gaz Métro Limited Partnership (Gaz Métro)</span> signed a definitive agreement for the sale of CVPS. This clears the path for the combination of CVPS with Gaz Métro subsidiary Green Mountain Power. The all-cash transaction will provide CVPS shareholders $35.25 per common share, a 45 percent premium over the closing price of $24.32 immediately prior to the announcement of the previous agreement CVPS had reached with Fortis. The CVPS board terminated the agreement with Fortis after accepting the offer from Gaz Métro.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Tortoise Capital Resources</span> acquired a 40 percent undivided interest in the <span class="boldred">Eastern Interconnect Project</span> for approximately $16.1 million, including the assumption of $3.4 million of debt. These transmission assets move electric power across New Mexico between Albuquerque and Clovis. The physical assets include 216 miles of 345-kV transmission lines, towers, easement rights, converters and other grid support components. The project is leased on a triple net basis through April 1, 2015, to Public Service Company of New Mexico.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">JDSU</span> acquired product design, patented intellectual property and other assets from <span class="boldred">QuantaSol</span>, a concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) provider based in the United Kingdom. JDSU plans to use multiple quantum well (MQW) technology from QuantaSol for its CPV cell product platform. The company says MQW technology allows more light to be converted to electrical power by raising the efficiency of CPV cells. JDSU plans to transfer key assets from QuantaSol to the JDSU headquarters in Milpitas, Calif., over the next six months.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">SCE&amp;G</span> and Santee Cooper signed letters of intent with <span class="boldred">Duke Energy Carolinas</span> and Florida Municipal Power Agency to sell minority interests in a 2,234 MW, two-unit expansion project at the V.C. Summer nuclear power station. Duke would acquire between 5 and 10 percent of the new capacity, and FMPA would acquire between 2 and 10 percent. The letters follow a similiar agreement in March with Orlando Utilities Commission, which would acquire 5 to 10 percent of the expansion.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Kelson Energy</span> agreed to sell its 968-MW Magnolia gas-fired combined-cycle power plant, located in Benton County near Ashland, Miss., to the <span class="boldred">Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)</span>. The plant is located in the TVA service area and connected to the TVA grid, and has been a source of purchased power for TVA since it opened in 2003. Kelson has owned the plant since 2005. Terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed.</p>
<h4>People</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Adam Borison</span> joined <span class="boldred">Navigant’s Energy Practice</span> as a director and will be based in San Francisco. Borison is an expert in decision analysis, real options and related methods.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">McGuireWoods</span> selected <span class="boldred">Ellen Ruff</span>, the former president of the office of nuclear development at Duke Energy, as a partner in the firm’s energy practice in Charlotte. Since 2008, Ruff was responsible for Duke Energy’s expansion of its nuclear capabilities in the Carolinas, including the Lee Nuclear Station in Cherokee County. Prior to that role, she served as the president of Duke Energy Carolinas.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">OwnEnergy</span> selected <span class="boldred">Steve Krebs</span>, formerly a senior partner with Baker Botts, to join the company’s leadership team, focusing on commercial, project development and finance matters. At Baker Botts, Krebs led the firm’s global projects, alternative energy and project finance and development practices.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Dean Maschoff</span> joined the <span class="boldred">Ernst &amp; Young</span> advisory services group as a member of its power and utilities practice. Maschoff previously was managing director at consultancy North Oak Group, and was with CRA International and Navigant Consulting before that. He specializes in corporate and business unit strategy, strategic performance management, capital investment and market performance, and organizational design.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Sensus</span> appointed <span class="boldred">James J. Hilty</span> as CFO following six months as interim CFO. Hilty previously served as v.p. of business development.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">LDK Solar Tech USA</span> selected <span class="boldred">Ron Kenedi</span> as president. Previously Kenedi served as v.p. of the Sharp Electronics solar energy group.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Pyron Solar III</span> selected <span class="boldred">Duncan Earl</span> as the company’s CTO. Earl will also continue his research work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He was CEO and CTO of Sunlight Direct.</p>
<h4>Generation</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">Siemens Energy</span> received an order to supply three industrial gas turbines to Tanzania. Siemens’ customer is the Norwegian company <span class="boldred">Jacobsen Elektro</span>, which will build a power plant for the state-owned energy provider Tanzania Electric Supply Co. (TANESCO). The three SGT-800 gas turbines, with a combined generating capacity of 100 MW, will be supplied to the Ubungo power plant located in Dar Es Salaam. Connection to the grid is planned for late 2011. The natural gas for the power plant is supplied through a pipeline from the Songo Songo gas field off the coast of Tanzania.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Siemens Energy</span> received an order to deliver 63 of its SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for five wind power plants in Brazil. The turbines have a rating of 2.3 MW and a rotor diameter of 101 meters. The purchaser is Tractebel Energia, headquartered in Florianópolis, Brazil. After commissioning in late 2012, the combined capacity of the five projects will be 145 MW. Four of the wind power plants are located in the state of Ceará and one in Piauí in northeastern Brazil.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">S&amp;C Electric</span> was awarded a contract to provide its single-inverter PureWave DSTATCOM distributed static compensator for the 900-kW Thorkell wind energy project being developed by Orkney Sustainable Energy in the Orkney Islands. The S&amp;C static compensator will allow the new wind energy system to meet voltage control requirements.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Energid Technologies</span> developed a next-generation robot prototype for heat exchanger inspection in nuclear power plants. The robot was created for use in an inspection system by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Movement verification tests were performed using the prototype robot in Energid’s lab in Burlington, Mass.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Survalent Technology</span> commissioned a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for <span class="boldred">Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE)</span> project. Located in New York City’s East River, the RITE project demonstrates commercial delivery of electricity from Verdant Power’s free flow kinetic hydropower system. In addition to several applications in the SCADA system, Survalent implemented the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) protocol to allow the system to receive and process water flow data from ADCP instrumentation.</p>
<h4>Smart Grid</h4>
<p><span class="boldred">California Independent System Operator (CAISO) </span>incorporated <span class="boldred">Space-Time Insight’s</span> geospatial software applications into its control center. The applications visualize, correlate and analyze information from numerous real-time data sources, for decision support. The ISO is using the applications to detect anomalies on California’s electric grid, maximize grid reliability, integrate alternative power sources, and track fires that might affect power lines. The system combines information from CAL FIRE showing areas that have already burned, plus input from an infrared system that highlights areas where the fire is still burning, and wind speed and trajectory data to monitor a fire’s path and determine which transmission lines are at risk.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">Portland General Electric</span>, together with <span class="boldred">RTP Controls</span>, offered a new automated demand response program to business customers to help them lower their energy costs by reducing their energy use when demand is particularly high. The new program will be managed by RTP Controls and is designed to reduce load during annual extreme peak demand periods—about 80 hours a year. In the next three years, PGE and RTP expect the program will reduce energy demand by up to 50 MW of capacity. RTP will recruit participants for the program and provide its proprietary automated demand response technology platform, the GridLogic System, in facilities enrolled in the program.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">PECO</span> selected <span class="boldred">Telvent</span> smart grid solutions to upgrade its electrical network, reduce power losses and operational costs, and improve power quality and reliability. PECO will implement Telvent’s advanced distribution management system (ADMS) to monitor and control its electric network. With this system, the utility will have access to real-time information to control load management, fault analysis and network optimization. In addition, PECO will use Telvent’s SCADA system to pinpoint potential trouble spots within the network and address service outages more quickly and efficiently. </p>
<p><span class="boldred">Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&amp;G)</span> received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to make additional investments in the company’s electric and gas infrastructure, as well as in existing programs to help hospitals and other customers become more energy efficient. PSE&amp;G expects to spend about $273 million between now and the end of 2012 to accelerate electric and gas reliability projects. The utility will invest an additional $95 million in energy efficiency programs, and $195 million in accelerated capital improvements to its electric distribution network. Among the projects are upgrades to voltage regulators, insulators, and breakers at substations; the replacement of underground cable facilities including transformers, network protectors and relays; upgrades to substation fire protection systems; and the replacement of overhead cable and other equipment.</p>
<p><span class="boldred">HD Supply Utilities</span> and <span class="boldred">Trilliant</span> introduced their smart grid communications pilot program with Victoria Electric Cooperative, in Victoria, Texas. The pilot program will be a 90-day test phase at designated locations in the utility’s service area. A successful implementation could mean a full rollout. Initial applications will be aimed at improving operational efficiency, providing interval data for critical peak pricing (CPP) and time-of-use (TOU) rates, and enhance outage detection. </p>
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<a href="/tags/abb">ABB</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/abb-group">ABB Group</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/adam-borison">Adam Borison</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/adms">ADMS</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/advanced-electrolyte-technologies">Advanced Electrolyte Technologies</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/aep">AEP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/aep-ohio">AEP Ohio</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/aerovironmentit">AeroVironmentit</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/american-electric-power">American Electric Power</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ami">AMI</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/arizona-research-institute-solar-energy">Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/atc">ATC</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/azrise">AzRISE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/blink">Blink</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/blink-pedestal">Blink Pedestal</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/bloom-energy">Bloom Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/caiso">CAISO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/california-independent-system-operator">California Independent System Operator</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/central-vermont-public-service">Central Vermont Public Service</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/commission">Commission</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/cpp">CPP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/cpv">CPV</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/cvps">CVPS</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/dc">DC</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/dean-maschoff">Dean Maschoff</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/dms">DMS</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/dow-chemical">Dow Chemical</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/duke-energy">Duke Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/duke-energy-carolinas">Duke Energy Carolinas</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/duncan-earl">Duncan Earl</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/eastern-interconnect-project">Eastern Interconnect Project</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ecotality">ECOtality</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ellen-ruff">Ellen Ruff</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/elster">Elster</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/emeter">eMeter</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/energid-technologies">Energid Technologies</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/energyaxis-0">EnergyAxis</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ev">EV</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/evgo">eVgo</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/evs">EVs</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/flexnet-ami-system">FlexNet AMI system</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/florida-municipal-power-agency">Florida Municipal Power Agency</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ford">Ford</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/fortis">Fortis</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ge">GE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ge-energy-industrial-solutions">GE Energy Industrial Solutions</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/general-electric">General Electric</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/general-motors">General Motors</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/glasgow-electric-plant-board">Glasgow Electric Plant Board</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/green-mountain-power">Green Mountain Power</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/grid-reliability">grid reliability</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/hd-supply-utilities">HD Supply Utilities</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ibm">IBM</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/iso">ISO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/it">IT</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/jacobsen-elektro">Jacobsen Elektro</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/james-j-hilty">James J. Hilty</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/jdsu">JDSU</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/kelson-energy">Kelson Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ldk-solar-tech-usa">LDK Solar Tech USA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/lowes">Lowes</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/mcguirewoods">McGuireWoods</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/mdm">MDM</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/mdms">MDMS</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/meco">MECO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/mincom">Mincom</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/mitsubishi-heavy-industries">Mitsubishi Heavy Industries</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/navigant">Navigant</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/navigant-consulting">Navigant Consulting</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nesco">NESCO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/new-jersey">New Jersey</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/new-jersey-board-public-utilities">New Jersey Board of Public Utilities</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/nuclear">Nuclear</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/oak-ridge-national-laboratory">Oak Ridge National Laboratory</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ownenergy">OwnEnergy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/peco">PECO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/portland-general-electric">Portland General Electric</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/public-service-electric-and-gas">Public Service Electric and Gas</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/pv">PV</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/pyron-solar-iii">Pyron Solar III</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/quantasol">QuantaSol</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/rite">RITE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ron-kenedi">Ron Kenedi</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/rtp-controls">RTP Controls</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/santee-cooper">Santee Cooper</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/scada">SCADA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/sce">SCE</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/sensus">Sensus</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/sharp">Sharp</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/siemens">Siemens</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/siemens-energy">Siemens Energy</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/smeco">SMECO</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/solar">Solar</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/solon">SOLON</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/southern-maryland-electric-cooperative">Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/space-time-insight">Space-Time Insight</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/steve-krebs">Steve Krebs</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/storage">storage</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/survalent-technology">Survalent Technology</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/technology">Technology</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/telvent">Telvent</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tennessee-valley-authority-0">Tennessee Valley Authority</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tep">TEP</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tortoise-capital-resources">Tortoise Capital Resources</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/trilliant">Trilliant</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tucson-electric-power">Tucson Electric Power</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/tva">TVA</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/ube-industries">Ube Industries</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/uil-holdings">UIL Holdings</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/valence-technology">Valence Technology</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/verdant-power">Verdant Power</a><span class="pur_comma">, </span><a href="/tags/walgreens">Walgreens</a> </div>
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